The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Friday that the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will be conditionally reinstated starting March 15, the IPC said in a statement
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th February, 2019) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Friday that the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will be conditionally reinstated starting March 15, the IPC said in a statement.
"The decision to reinstate the RPC's IPC membership under strict conditions was taken by the IPC Governing board after the RPC served a 29-month-long period of suspension and met 69 of the 70 reinstatement criteria originally outlined by the IPC in November 2016," the IPC said.
"Maintaining the RPC's suspension on the grounds of Russia's continuing refusal to not accept the McLaren Report does not seem right. We need to move things forward and find a solution that protects the integrity of Para sport, acknowledges the significant reforms made by the RPC, and enables the RPC to comply with its membership obligations," the IPC added.
The RPC welcomes the decision of the IPC to conditionally reinstate Russia's membership in the organization.
